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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699‐0301
January 25, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Mayors Across North Carolina Back Gov. Perdue’s Education Plan
50 Mayors, from Manteo to Franklin, Spotlight Legislature’s Cuts to Their Schools
RALEIGH – Mayors from across North Carolina, who every day see in their schools the damage from the General Assembly’s education cuts, have issued an open letter asking the people of North Carolina to support Gov. Perdue’s plan to reverse the deep and unnecessary cuts the Republican-controlled General Assembly imposed on our schools.
The mayors, from cities such as Wilmington and Durham to towns such as Bear Grass and Pilot Mountain, support the Governor’s proposal to temporarily restore a fraction of a penny that the General Assembly let expire and to devote all of that revenue to education – a fraction of a penny for progress.
“The legislature’s budget has hurt education at all levels – from pre-k all the way through higher education – and has led to higher class sizes and the loss of teacher and teaching assistant positions right here in our local schools,” the mayors wrote. “With their budget forcing even more teacher layoffs next year, we must act to prevent these additional cuts.”
The mayors echoed the Governor’s message that education is critical to our children’s future and to the economic future of the state.
“Investing in education is central to our ability to attract new jobs and businesses to our state,” the mayors wrote. “When companies talk about moving here or expanding, their first question is whether we have the educated, skilled workforce they need.”
[Editors: A copy of the letter is attached. Thank you.]
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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699‐0301
January 25, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Mayors Across North Carolina Back Gov. Perdue’s Education Plan
50 Mayors, from Manteo to Franklin, Spotlight Legislature’s Cuts to Their Schools
RALEIGH – Mayors from across North Carolina, who every day see in their schools the damage from the General Assembly’s education cuts, have issued an open letter asking the people of North Carolina to support Gov. Perdue’s plan to reverse the deep and unnecessary cuts the Republican-controlled General Assembly imposed on our schools.
The mayors, from cities such as Wilmington and Durham to towns such as Bear Grass and Pilot Mountain, support the Governor’s proposal to temporarily restore a fraction of a penny that the General Assembly let expire and to devote all of that revenue to education – a fraction of a penny for progress.
“The legislature’s budget has hurt education at all levels – from pre-k all the way through higher education – and has led to higher class sizes and the loss of teacher and teaching assistant positions right here in our local schools,” the mayors wrote. “With their budget forcing even more teacher layoffs next year, we must act to prevent these additional cuts.”
The mayors echoed the Governor’s message that education is critical to our children’s future and to the economic future of the state.
“Investing in education is central to our ability to attract new jobs and businesses to our state,” the mayors wrote. “When companies talk about moving here or expanding, their first question is whether we have the educated, skilled workforce they need.”
[Editors: A copy of the letter is attached. Thank you.]
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